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Undiplomatic Diaries: 1937-1971 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780771075384)
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Charles Ritchie
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xWith an Introduction by Allan Gotlieb.
One of Canada's most distinguished diplomats, Charles Ritchie was also a born diarist. Now, for the first time, Ritchie's diplomatic diaries are collected in one complete volume, covering his entire career in the Canadian Foreign Service. Ritchie creates a startlingly vivid and perceptive portrait of daily life at the centre of major historical events, including one of the finest accounts of the London Blitz ever written--the people in the parks, the shabby streets, the heightened love affairs. Ritchie's life was a whirl of high-society engagements, and he turns his dry wit and irreverence to the social scene. Evocative and compelling, these diaries beautifully portray a forgotten era.
Author: Charles Ritchie
ISBN-10: 0771075383
ISBN-13: 9780771075384
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2008
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.60d
Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2009 pg. 78
One of Canada's most distinguished diplomats, Charles Ritchie was also a born diarist. Now, for the first time, Ritchie's diplomatic diaries are collected in one complete volume, covering his entire career in the Canadian Foreign Service. Ritchie creates a startlingly vivid and perceptive portrait of daily life at the centre of major historical events, including one of the finest accounts of the London Blitz ever written--the people in the parks, the shabby streets, the heightened love affairs. Ritchie's life was a whirl of high-society engagements, and he turns his dry wit and irreverence to the social scene. Evocative and compelling, these diaries beautifully portray a forgotten era.
Author: Charles Ritchie
ISBN-10: 0771075383
ISBN-13: 9780771075384
Publisher: McClelland & Stewart
Language: English
Published: 10/21/2008
Pages: 608
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.70lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 1.60d
Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 11/01/2009 pg. 78
By Charles Ritchie
xOne of Canada's most distinguished diplomats, Charles Ritchie (1906-1995) had a brilliant career in Canada's diplomatic corps, serving as Canada's ambassador to Bonn, West Germany; as Canadian Permanent Representative to the United Nations; as ambassador to the United States during the presidencies of John F. Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson; and as High Commissioner to London.
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